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Environment

Return of the Salmon: Restocking the Credit River

They’ve been away for one hundred years, but with the help of their friends, salmon are coming home to the Credit River.

Mar 22, 2007

A Strange Fish Story

More than sixty species of fish make their home in the Credit Valley watershed, but many of them are strangers to all but the most avid observers. Let us introduce you.

Mar 22, 2007

Hungry maggots, voracious cats & greedy planets

Biodiesel requires little or no modification to vehicle engines or fuelling infrastructure, and its greater lubricity may reduce maintenance costs.

Mar 22, 2007

Red-winged blackbirds

Red-winged blackbirds can read cattails as easily as a teen can spot the Golden arches!

Mar 22, 2007

A Farm Memoir

There were many good farms around the perimeter of Orangeville that have become subdivisions.

Jun 21, 2005

The Farm Crisis: Local Solutions

Although food prices have risen in recent years, farmers haven’t received their fair share of the increase.

Jun 21, 2005

The Farm Crisis: Global Problem

In just five years, between the 1996 and 2001 censuses, 12 per cent of Ontario farmers left farming.

Jun 21, 2005

Will the Greenbelt Save Caledon from Sprawl?

Losing its prime agricultural land isn’t Caledon’s only worry.

Mar 21, 2005

The Grand Plan

The Planning Act provides the legislative framework for land-use planning in the province.

Sep 21, 2004

The Greenbelt: Finding a Balance

The greenbelt is only one part of a gutsy and massive initiative by Dalton McGuinty’s new Liberal govern-ment to overhaul land-use planning in the province.

Sep 21, 2004

Sustainable Dwelling

A first-person account of building a solar-heated, earth-sheltered house.

Sep 21, 2001